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    Rizal annotated Antonio Morga's 1609 book "Sucesos de las islas Filipinas" which provided a secular account of 16th century Philippines written by a Spanish administrator. Rizal spent 4 months intensely researching the rare first edition copy at the British Museum and added 639 annotations seeking to awaken Filipino consciousness of their past, correct distortions from the Spanish conquest, and prove Filipinos had a civilized society before the Spanish arrived. His annotations asserted Filipino identity under colonial oppression.

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    Rizal annotated Antonio Morga's 1609 book "Sucesos de las islas Filipinas" which provided a secular account of 16th century Philippines written by a Spanish administrator. Rizal spent 4 months intensely researching the rare first edition copy at the British Museum and added 639 annotations seeking to awaken Filipino consciousness of their past, correct distortions from the Spanish conquest, and prove Filipinos had a civilized society before the Spanish arrived. His annotations asserted Filipino identity under colonial oppression.

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    The Filipino

    Past
    Rizal’s Annotation of Morga
    <<
    Sucesos de
    las islas
    Filipinas
    • Written by Antonio Morga
    • Published in Mexico in 1609
    • Consisted of eight chapters, the last
    chapter title being “An account of the
    Philippine Islands”
    Antonio de
    Morga
    • A Spanish administrator who served in the
    Philippines in the late 16th century.
    • He was the Lieutenant-Governor of the
    Philippines in 1593
    • In 1615, he moved to Mexico and served as
    the president of the Audiencia.
    Rizal and
    Sucesos
    • He was influenced by his friend, Ferdinand
    Blumentritt to write about the Filipino past.
    • He found a first edition copy of the book in the
    British Museum.
    • After four months of intense historical
    research, he finished with 639 annotations.
    Rizal and
    Sucesos
    • Rizal self-published his annotations in
    September 1889.
    • His friend, Blumentritt gave an introduction for
    the published book.
    Important Points of the Book
    (Chapter 8)
    ● The book discusses the political, social and economical
    aspects of a colonizer and the colonized country.
    ● The pre-colonial Philippines already possessed a working
    judicial and legislative system.
    ● Our ancestors possessed a complex society and culture
    filled with arts and literature.
    Why Sucesos?

    Rarity Secular > Religious Fitting choice


    The original Spanish For Rizal, secular account Morga was an eyewitness
    edition was rare. is more credible

    Morga Unbiased
    Morga was a civil The account is more
    administrator. sympathetic towards the
    natives
    Rizal’s Objective for the Annotation

    Awaken Correct Prove


    Awaken the consciousness of Correct what has been Prove that the Filipinos are
    the Filipinos to their glorious distorted about the Philippines civilized even before the
    past. due to the Spanish conquest. Spaniards arrived.
    Rizal’s annotations may be
    considered an effort to assert
    Filipino identity within an
    oppressive colonial framework
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